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Job description
Pain Team Nurse Practitioner
The Pain Team Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) responsible for delivery of specialized chronic care to Veterans enrolled in Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System. The incumbent possesses skills to provide continuous educational services to patients and other staff. Duties include, but are not limited to:
Experience with chronic pain to provide treatment of chronic pain (pharmacological and non-pharmacological).
Experience with opioid dependence and opioid use disorder in the outpatient setting.
Will prescribe opioid medication for chronic pain management
Willing to prescribe buprenorphine for chronic pain and/or opioid use disorder.
Comfortable collaborating with specialists when indicated.
Willing to participate in Pain meetings.
Understand the concepts of Whole Health within the Veterans Healthcare Administration
Comfortable participating as a team and acting as a consultant.
Willing to work with Veterans who have complex medical and mental health conditions.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards
Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Subject to change based on needs of the facility.
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact April Hightower at , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Worksite address
biloxi, MS, 39531, US
Who can apply
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